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A major bridge collapsed in the US city of Baltimore after it was hit by a cargo ship. Footage shows a large section of the 1.6-mile-long Francis Scott Key Bridge falling into the Patapsco River, following the collision at around 6:30am (Malta time). Up to 20 people were reported to be in the water, according to Baltimore's fire service. Chief Kevin Cartwright, director of communications for the Baltimore City Fire Department, said earlier that they were searching for at least seven people. He said the main focus right now was "trying to rescue and recover these peo- ple". He said it was too early to know how many people were affected, but de- scribed the collapse as a "developing mass casualty event". Cartwright said it appears there were "some cargo or retainers hanging from the bridge," creating unsafe and unstable conditions, and that emergency service workers were operating cautiously as a result. "This is a dire emergency," he added. The container ship, known as the Dali, was headed to Colombo in Sri Lanka at the time of the collision. Synergy Marine Group, the company that owns the container ship, said all crew members, including the two pilots, have been accounted for and there were no reports of injuries. The company said the exact cause of the incident is yet to be determined. 16 maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 27 MARCH 2024 NEWS ACROSS 1) Helicopter blade 6) Native of an Arabian Peninsula monarchy 11) "Ahas" relatives 14) Pop superstar 15) City in Georgia 16) Grand Canyon viewing area 17) Some restaurant VIPS 19) First lady McKinley 20) Fountain drink 21) Book collection 23) Makes less offensive? 26) Somewhat broad 27) They're not perfectly round 28) Stone of "Basic Instinct" 30) "___ better watch out ..." 31) Rock containing crystal 32) Pendulum's path, e.g. 35) Be wrong 36) First book of the Bible 38) Grassy meadow 39) Big Apple inits. 40) Here and there 41) Nile denizens with fangs 42) Wetland birds 44) Mad Magazine's genre 46) City in southeastern Wisconsin 48) Game with dotted tiles 49) With no one else 50) Kidman film "___ Rouge" 52) Job estimate 53) Weeder's chore 58) Nectar inspector 59) Like Halloween sound effects 60) Partner of wiser 61) Outs' counterparts 62) Big-ticket wedding purchase 63) Be responsible for DOWN 1) Generic cheer 2) Flowery lyrical poem 3) Coffee's alternative 4) Classic card game 5) Incentive in a "lost" ad 6) Leaves off a list 7) Do more than check 8) Got a hole in one 9) Neither counterpart 10) Motivates to greatness 11) Infamous Eden event 12) Animal skins 13) Vicious tennis stroke 18) Charitable goods 22) "Without any further___" 23) Senior fellow 24) Elephant tusk composi- tion 25) App "blueprints" 26) African ravine 28) Fortune-tellers 29) Parasite's quest 31) Buzzing annoyance 33) Glossy paper proof 34) Lawyers' jobs 36) Collected, as praise 37) Fencing sword 41) Bursting with excite- ment 43) Martini ingredient 44) One-man performances 45) Mexican friends 46) Bar mitzvah presider 47) Ewok or Klingon, e.g. 48) Ranch guys 50) "But wait, there's ___!" 51) Name in many elevators 54) "___ the ramparts ..." 55) Suffix used with chlor- or fluor- 56) It bisects a tennis court 57) Miracle-___ (garden product) F Solution to last week's crossword The answers to today's crossword will be published in next week's Midweek edition Weather Fine with high clouds becoming rather cloudy by evening Visibility Good Wind West Southwest force 3 to 4 locally force 4 to 5 becoming force 4 to 5 locally force 5 to 6. TOMORROW Crossword WEATHER WINDY 18 0 / 10 0 TODAY WINDY 17 / 11 0 FEELS LIKE 18 0 FEELS LIKE 18 0 Rise Foundation to open halfway house for female inmates KARL AZZOPARDI kazzopardi@mediatoday.com.mt The collapsed Baltimore Bridge following the collision (Photo: BBC)